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Hey there, Aventura! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ā˜•ļøļø

In today's newsletter:

  • How an Aventura upbringing flavors Jewish life on a D.C. campus
  • Why a Venezuela oil power play was unveiled in Aventura

Also on today's calendar: Gregg L. Friedman MD Psychiatry and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? šŸ¤” (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
  • Sunday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

šŸ“° News we're reading

• Arlington's Yael Klucznik Brings Diverse Flavors of Judaism to GW (washingtonjewishweek.com) — Aventura plays a formative role in this story, as GW Hillel fellow Yael Klucznik describes growing up in the city’s tight-knit, largely Hispanic Jewish community and having her bat mitzvah at Chabad at Aventura. Now living in Arlington and working at George Washington University, she uses food-centered programs to share diverse Jewish traditions with students while staying rooted in the culture she first experienced in Aventura.
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• Rubio Outlines Three‑Phase Plan for Venezuela After Maduro Capture (visiontimes.com) — A major national energy policy announcement on Venezuela’s oil future was just delivered at a Goldman Sachs conference in Aventura, putting the city briefly in the spotlight of global geopolitics. U.S. officials outlined a three‑phase plan after NicolĆ”s Maduro’s capture, including U.S. control over Venezuelan oil sales, with remarks in Aventura emphasizing how redirected crude could reshape world supplies and energy markets.
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šŸ—“ Upcoming Events in Aventura

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Other local events
    Saturday January 10
  • South Florida Calligraphy Guild Workshop
    Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch - Auditorium
    10:00 am
  • Citizenship Class
    Sunny Isles Beach Branch Library Sunny Isles Beach Branch -
    10:00 am
  • Furry Tales
    Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch -
    11:00 am
  • Eugenia MĆ©ndez
    Kalos Music & Art School , 20634 Biscayne Blvd , Aventura
    6:00 pm
  • The Sinatra Experience with Dave Halston
    Aventura Arts & Cultural Center , 3385 NE 188th St , Aventura
    7:30 pm
  • The Dean Martin Story
    Aventura Arts & Cultural Center , 3385 NE 188th St , Aventura
    7:30 pm
  • Sunday January 11
  • Two Piano Extravaganza: Kemal Gekic & Kristina Miller
    Aventura Arts & Cultural Center , 3385 NE 188th St , Aventura
    5:00 pm
  • Monday January 12
  • Gregg L. Friedman MD Psychiatry
    2500 E Hallandale Beach Blvd, Suite 702, Hallandale Beach, FL, 33009
    9:00 am

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šŸ—“ Events Nearby

    Friday January 9
  • Take and Make Crafts
    North Shore Branch -
    9:30 am
  • CAW Parenting Classes
    North Miami, FL Calendar , 835 NE 132 Street , North Miami
    10:00 am
  • Zen Art to Heal
    Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch -
    11:00 am
  • Intro to AI Applications
    North Miami, FL Calendar , 835 NE 132 Street , North Miami
    5:00 pm

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